PP Construction Safety

MASSIVE DELAY IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CRITCISED

This was not a public enquiry into a war, a plane crash or a complicated corporate legal case.
This is a tawdry saga that has wasted time and money, and only served to exacerbate the deep, deep pain and loss felt by a family.
The impact on families and all those involved in serious incidents is devastating.
The construction trades union UCATT has expressed concern that criminal proceedings, arising from the death of an electrician working on a demolition site in August 2007, have taken over 8 years to conclude (November 2015).
There is no justifiable reason why a case like this should not be resolved quickly.

Barnsley Magistrates Court heard that the underground electric cable was struck by a metal spade used to excavate a post hole..
The workman received an electric shock although the shock did not cause any lasting injury.
Berneslai Homes Ltd has been prosecuted after a joiner received an electric shock whilst replacing a wooden garden fence at a domestic property in Barnsley on 26 November 2013.
Berneslai Homes Ltd is responsible for managing 18,800 homes on behalf of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
The case follows a subsequent HSE investigation into safety standards during maintenance work of council owned domestic properties.